Very asymetrical room. Is it good ?

Cheaper · 4th July 2009

Hi there

next month i'll get a new room for my noise production bizness. That said, it is very asymmetrical and wonder if i could get a proper acoustic treated result with these dimensions.
I plan to by acoustic foam panels, basstraps etc...but i can hardly have one 90° corner, all the rest is weird.

Height :approx 10 ft
Lenght : approx 16 ft
Width : approx 10 ft

the rectangle you see in the -poor- drawing is a staircase

Any suggestions ?

thanks in advance

spm_gl · 4th July 2009

You certainly won't have a flutter echo problem from parallel walls

The room seems to small to build anything symmetrical into it. Would work as a tracking room, but for a control room? I doubt it.

Cheaper · 4th July 2009

Hi Jan, thanks for replying

I mean...Is it OK to setup a homestudio (with no proper recording purposes) in a room like this ? Can i have some weird frequency behavior or anything i should know ?

spm_gl · 4th July 2009

You have no chance of mixing stereo in a room that skew. You could of course try to make it totally "dead", but I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

Cheaper · 5th July 2009

I found this one, look : the room seems asymmetrical too

Skai_Penalva · 5th July 2009

Is it possible to build a wall inside? drywall maybe or something similar. You could have a good symmetrical room with a good reflection free zone if you can put up a wall. here's a drawing. you could even have a small vocal booth.

Cheaper · 5th July 2009

A wall ? no i'm afraid

a thick curtain maybe ?

spm_gl · 5th July 2009

A very thick curtain. And one on the opposite wall too, for symmerty. Some panels behind the curtain for lower midrange.

Glenn Kuras · 5th July 2009

If this is all you have to work with I would try facing into the bottom right corner.
Also it is hard to tell by the drawing but how about facing the upper wall. If the 2 side walls are close to the same angle you may be fine. I still would treat the early reflections though and get as much bass trapping as possible.

Glenn

Cheaper · 5th July 2009

Thanks. I will post pics as soon as possible

4th July 2009	#1
Cheaper Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 Thread Starter	Very asymetrical room. Is it good ? Hi there next month i'll get a new room for my noise production bizness. That said, it is very asymmetrical and wonder if i could get a proper acoustic treated result with these dimensions. I plan to by acoustic foam panels, basstraps etc...but i can hardly have one 90° corner, all the rest is weird. Height :approx 10 ft Lenght : approx 16 ft Width : approx 10 ft the rectangle you see in the -poor- drawing is a staircase Any suggestions ? thanks in advance

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spm_gl Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spreewald, near Berlin / Germany Posts: 316	You certainly won't have a flutter echo problem from parallel walls The room seems to small to build anything symmetrical into it. Would work as a tracking room, but for a control room? I doubt it. __________________ --- Spreemusik --- Jan Fuchsmann, Audio Engineer Our new Blog: http://blog.spreemusik.com

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Skai_Penalva Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Posts: 50	Solution 1 Is it possible to build a wall inside? drywall maybe or something similar. You could have a good symmetrical room with a good reflection free zone if you can put up a wall. here's a drawing. you could even have a small vocal booth. Attached Thumbnails

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Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,003	If this is all you have to work with I would try facing into the bottom right corner. Also it is hard to tell by the drawing but how about facing the upper wall. If the 2 side walls are close to the same angle you may be fine. I still would treat the early reflections though and get as much bass trapping as possible. Glenn __________________ Glenn Kuras GIK Acoustics USA GIK Acoustics Europe 770 986 2789 (USA) +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK) See the NEW Soffit Bass Trap

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